O'Charley's Inc. Hires Chief Human Resources Officer; Randy Harris Offers Over 20 Years of Senior Human Resources and Strategy Experience

An executive with substantial experience in foodservice,communications and information services, Mr. Harris was most recentlySenior Vice President of Human Resources for Nextel Communications, a$13.4 billion (annual revenue) wireless communications provider with20,000 employees that recently merged with Sprint Corporation. Priorto that time, Mr. Harris served as Chief Human Resources Officer forSodexho Marriott Services, North America's largest provider ofcontract food service management. Mr. Harris' earlier experienceincludes general management and human resource positions with Dun &Bradstreet, First Data Corporation, and American Express. He is agraduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, and he holds a Masters Degree inHuman Resources Management from the American University.

Gregory L. Burns, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ofO'Charley's Inc., stated, "Our strategic planning process hasidentified enhancing the guest experience in our restaurants as acentral element in driving sales at each of our concepts. The additionof Randy Harris to the senior management team further demonstrates ourdedication to selecting, training, motivating and retaining the bestpeople in our industry, who will deliver the outstanding service thatour guests expect. Randy possesses a unique blend of human resource,operational and strategic planning experience. He is a great fit forthe O'Charley's Inc. family, and we are confident he is the rightperson at the right time in our continued transformation into aguest-driven, multi-concept, vertically-integrated enterprise."

Consistent with the Company's philosophy of aligning the interestsof its management with those of its shareholders, the Company hasgranted Mr. Harris restricted stock awards for an aggregate of 20,000shares of the Company's common stock that will vest ratably over threeyears. These awards constitute inducement awards under NASDAQMarketplace Rule 4350.

About O'Charley's Inc.

O'Charley's Inc. operates 228 company-owned O'Charley'srestaurants in 17 states in the Southeast and Midwest, including threerestaurants currently closed due to Hurricane Katrina, and has fourfranchised O'Charley's restaurants in Michigan and two joint ventureO'Charley's restaurants in Louisiana. The menu, with an emphasis onfresh preparation, features several specialty items such as hand-cutand aged steaks, a variety of seafood and chicken, freshly baked yeastrolls, fresh-cut salads with special-recipe salad dressings andsignature caramel pie. The Company also operates Ninety NineRestaurant & Pub restaurants in 107 locations throughout Connecticut,Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island andVermont. Ninety Nine has earned a strong reputation for providinggenerous portions of high-quality food at moderate prices in acomfortable, relaxed atmosphere. The menu features a wide selection ofappetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, entrees and desserts. Inaddition, the Company operates six Stoney River Legendary Steaksrestaurants in Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee. Thedinner-only steakhouse concept appeals to both upscale casual diningand fine dining customers by offering high-quality food and attentivecustomer service typical of high-end steakhouses at more moderateprices.